Garment protector



Sept. 20,1932. 5. J. GOLDSMITH GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed'Nov. 3. 1930 2-3 of Fig. 1; and

Patented Sept. 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE sumnr. r. comm-m, or cmcaeo, minors enmino'rncroa Application fled Iovember 8, 1930. Serial No. 498,185.

My invention relates to protectors for wearing apparel, and in the nature of hoods which are deposited over the garments to protect the same from dust, and more partie- {5 ularly to such hoods as permit the viewing of an identifying tag or abel carried by the garment. a

One object of the invention is to construct the novel protector almost entirely of atransl0 parentpaper called cellophane, that identifylng tags 'or labels on a particular garment may be readily viewed whatever their position, and also that the garment may be so fully exposed to view that it may be identi-= design the novel protector with a marginal 7 beading which reinforces its edges against 1u ury and aids the protector in retaining its a 1 Another object of the invention is to join the cross pl with the sides bf the protector bly sewing t e .cross ply into the heading of t e top and ends-of t e protector.

ing also constituting a reinforcement.

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is t'o-construct the novel protector of in'ex ensive fabric in connection with the cellop ane front and back whereby to enable the article to be sold cheaply.

With the above objects in view and. any others that may suggest themselves from the specification and claims to follow, a better understanding of, the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in-which I i Fig. 1 is an elevation of the novelgarment protector; v Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the hue An additional object of the invention is to provide-a crossbeading medially of the protector to define an opening for the hook which supports the garment, such cross bead-3 durable cloth or fabric.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of a modification. I am aware of the fact that hood type of protectors have been used in the past for garments which are hung in stores or cleanin establishments that dustmay not fall an soil thev same. However, these protectors either had to be made'with opening leaves or with windows for facility in examining the Obviously,

garments for identification. where an article .of this kind is made' with leaves or other mechanical contrivances for opening it, it becomes more or less involved and too expensive for ordinary'nse. Also, where a window is used to permit'the inspection of the garment for identification, it' will frequently develop thatthe identifying tag or labelis not. in registration with the window, requiring the protector to be removed before the garment can be i entified.

In my embodiment, the protector is of the conventional hood shape, as indicated in Fig.

anssutn 1, but it will be noted that practically its entire expanse is filled by the front and back sheets 5 of cellophane, which is a tra arent paper. Thus, not only can the identifying tag or label be readily seen irrespective of itsposition on the garment, but a glance'at the garmentitself will identify it by its form or appearance in case it does not carry a tag or label, enabling quick identification or inspection without the removal of the hood.

For purposes of durability, I do not extend the front and back sheets or the top and ends,

but make these of a crossstrip 6 of thin but This strip is divided medially to permit the hook of t e garment hanger (not shown) to rise through the protector; and I prefer to. construct the strip 6 with one or more longitudinal folds 6a in accordion style in order to adapt the protector to thin garments such as .dresses when closed,

as well as thick garments such as overcoats or fur coats when expanded.

Owing to the frail and lim nature of the cellophane-front and back 0 the protector .I have seen fit to provide a novel marginal and medial reinforcing element. Thus at thebottom'the front and back each receives a folded beading 7 of fabric, the sheet being received in'thefold of and the 1 triple plisl being secured b stitching 7a. This bea 'ng also extends en wise oft-he rotector to secure the lower ends of the fa ric strip 6. The top of each cellophane sheet is reinforced by another beadingS, which extends continuousl from'one bottom corner of the protector to t e other. In this case not only is the top formation of the c'ellop ane sheets secured in the fold of the beading, but the marginal ed e of the strislfi is also deposited 1n the 'fcfid of the bea 'n stitching 8a serving to secure the .assemb y. Where the opening 9 occurs at the top of the rotector, it is not only bounded by the bea 'ng 8 in front and back but a cross beading 10 is secured to the inner edges of the strip sections 6 by suitable stitching to define the sides of the opening. 1 It will be noted that by the constructiondescribed above, the protector is not onl reinforced against tearin or distorting in uences when handled buta o kept in proper shape by the form of the beading. By the folding of the cross strip 6, the protector is initially as flat and thin as an envelope; yet, the protector readily expands to receive a garment of extra thickness. The top beading reinforces and secures.the fabric cross strip relative to the cellophane front and back; and the cross beading 10 provides atransverse reinforcement and protector for the cross strip sections in case they should suffer injury from the passage or catching of the garment hook as the hood is mounted over the hanger. Finally, it will be obvious that the material entering into the novel protector is of an inexpensive nature and the stitching may be done rapidly })y machine, resulting 111 an article of very ow cost.

i 49 While the preferred form of the invention has been shown in Figs. 1'to .3 and embodies a shoulder type of rotector, IJIBVMISO illustrated the applica ility of my invention to a full length type of protector, as shown in Fig.

4. In this type however, the front of the protector is for t e most art se arable by an overlap assembly llas in 'cate to permit the front of the protector to be opened for the removal of the garment.

I claim 1-. A garment protector of the hood type comprism similar front and back sheets formed wit arched top edges and substantially vertical side edges, and a spacing stri connectin the top and side edges of sai sheets an following the contour of such edges, the spacing strip having a transverse accordion formation and being'hinterrupted at top for the passage of a coat anger hook. 2. The structure of claim 1, the depth of the accordion folds-beinfi-llimitedwherebyto leave a maximum domee space in the protector for the top of the arment'.

'In testimony whereof afix my signature w SAMUEL J. GOLDSMITH. 

